Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-04
THE FOURTH.
Cswpleted Preparati ons for
Grand Cele bratton.

QIE0m COhG -
To-day, the Fourth OF July, wii ~ ~
celebrated as 1t never has been oeiore -
the history of this city. All day sasuraay
the business men occupied their spare time
In decorating the fronts Of their ouiioinss
with the. national colors, aud at nigntian
the city had assumed a brigh ter garo 'han
has been seen on similar occasions here'o-
fore. While there were no especiai enoi'S
on the part of individuals to decorate noie
handsomely than others, there was eneus :
bunting and flag material used 10 siVe 'ne
principal streets a uniform bright appear,
ance. denoting the approach ofthe na.,onAi
holiday. Not alone were the ouiioins
fronts adorned, but some OF the sno" win.
dovs were arranged, SO as to take the eye o.
the passing pedestrian, in the national ooi,
Ors. Some OF these were very nanusoue
and artistic, and attracted consiueLaIv a., ~
tention. In one store the snow winuow saS "a
occupied by an American nag comPosea
entireiv of worsteds of the national coiors;
In another is an edifce built OF spoons OF
silk and in others the national colors sre
displayed to very great advantage ~. ~ -,
Gus shapes. The window oecorations ~ ~
shades are thrown up To-Day tnere W.,
be seen many new designs arranssu -
for the occasion. Altogether the
city presents an appearance OF whicn tne
inhabitants may well be proua. ~ az, az w, ~ =
dav large humber of strangers were seen
on the streets last night, having come mere
cgpecislly for the purpose OF Witnessing tne
celebration. The number OF these visitoi !
gave q slight indication OF wnas the oro"us
me storss wherein sre kept the explosive
bomb, and the small hrecracker were
crowded with purchasers sll day long pat
urday, nd by nightfall the STOCKS hso ma,
terially decreased and many o, sne sr1,, ~
boys hearts have been made happy ny tne ne
possession of the cracker which VIII oeaien
their elders from morning until nignt
Preparations should be carefully made
all property owners, so that the least slt
of nre may be taken In time 70 prev preven.
lucky In the past, and it is to be hoped that
there will be no disaster or accident to-
day The comm ittee of arrangements
have worked hard to make the.order OF ex
ercises very intsIs sting, % sa1 sSex shey sue
The officers of the day are as follows;
President OF the day, VIM. H. Workman,
Mayor of Los Angeles: orator OF the day'
CALVIN Edgerton; poet OF the Gay, L. T.
M0sher: reader of the Deciarston' Cnas. A.
Grand marshal, J. Downey Harvey staff
Chief of staff, Mark q. Jones, with the
following aids: H. NJ. Gillie, o. W. Cnilde,
g.. VIM; n. Gaswell J. " SyrI,s: yl,.,s T. p. u
MosshS1aas, Not Sah 'Hs 1sme: slsu:cn. G. d Nudge,
Alexander Csstruccio, Clark Redick, II. J,
freshman, Fred Griffith. G. B. Shaffer, ~.
e. Rose, Percy Ross. T. Il. Rowan, Jr., L. d.
Polk, G. Z Fout. +. Byrne, Paul Keicner,
man, n. H. Newmark, James Estudillo, G..
I. Vogelsang, John Neal, F. Adam. F: G.
Schumacher, Chas. Alexander. J. II. Schu-
macher.
The procession will march as follows:
First Division-Captein J. G. Oliver. Mar
shal: Aides; Seventh Infantry Band ;
Brig Gen. John B. Mathews and Staff; Chief
of staff, Major L. 8. Butler: Majors G. II.
B0nebrale, J. Kurtz, J. g. Estudfllo. Z. D..
Watts. J. D. Harvey. Abbott Kinney, E. l..
Farland, Captain Fred Potts: Major w H h
Russell and staff; Eagle Corps Battalion,
Company A. Company c; Brig-Gen. Miles
and STAFF. U. 8. A.. Grand army of the
Republic. Veteran Drum Corps; Frank
mander; Stanton Post No. 55 "A. NJ. Thorn.
ton, Commander; Gelcich P ost No. =, A..
n. Hamilton, Commander; Sons Of veter.
ans-F. N. Gilbert, Commander; Veterans
of the Mexican War.
shal, and staff; Aids, J. G. Cline, John
Galley, ]. c. Foy, A. Ames, G. T. Smith. W.
e. Lindley, 1. A. Sepulveda. Uniform Rank
Knights of Pythias. Uniform Rank l. o. O..
F. Uniform Rank A. o. u w.,
WIN parade with the history of the State in
living characters. First will be an old
Mexican carreta, or cart, drawn by two
oxen and driven by an old native California
woman, with Mexican boys on foot urging
California. Next will follow miner with
his outfit as in the days of '49, representing
the first industry Of California. Next will
be the Great Seal OF the state OF California,
. live grizzly bear crouching at the feet OF
native daughter of California. A miner will
be engaged at work and the other figures in
the seal will be appropriately represented,
Third Division-R. G. Weyse. marshal.
and staff. Meme Bros. Band. Allegorical
of the great Golden State. Territorial Pion-
eers. 49'ers. Native Sons of the Golden
West. Los Angeles Parlor. No. As, N. 8. G.
W. Oficers of the day in carriages. Turn
verein Germsnie. Austria Vercia. Ancient
Fourth Division-W. 7. Williams. mar
shal, and staff. Fred Dohs' Band. Carpep-
ters' Union. Typographical Union. Sheet
Metal Workers Union. Bakers Union.
Societa Unione Fratelisza Italia. Csledon a
Club. Uniformed Baseball Clubs.
Fifth DivisiOn-Norwalk Band. Los Ange-
les Fire Department; Walter s. Moore. chief
engineer; D. A. Moriarty. assistant. Exempt
1. Confidence Engine Co. No. 2. J. Kuhrts
Engine Co. No. 8. Walter 8. Moore Engine
Co. No. L. Vigilance Hook and Ladder Co.
No. l. Park Hose Co. No. l. East Los An.
geles Hose Co. No. 2. Morris Vineyard
Hose Co. No. 8.
sixth Division-Eugene German, mars IA
and staff. Santa Ana band. National.
state. county and city officials; Merchants.
and business display.
The procession will move from the corner
of Seventh and Main streets, at 3 O'Clock
A. N. sharp, over the following route; Main
to Plaza, countermarch around Plaza to
Spring street, to Third. to Fort, to Fifth. to
Hszard's Pavilion, and there disband,
where the literary exercises will be held.
The exercises ut the Pavilion will be as
follows:
Music by the Seventh Infantry band.
Address BY tie President OF the Day. May.
Reading OF the Declaration Of Independ-
ence-Chas. A. Vogelsang. reader.
Poem-Written by Mr.. L. Z. Mosher; read
orstion~Calvin Edgerton, Orator of the
Day.
Music by the Seventh Infantry band.
There will be an elaborate colossal
night display of fireworks at the Hay Mar
ket. Los Angeles street. at o'clock. sharp.
Elaborate preparations have been made for
the evening exhibition: many large pieces
the most gorgeous display ever seen in Los
Angeles. The japanese fireworks will not
be exhibited to day as they were delayed In
the Custom House at San Francisco.
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